Word · Frequency #37245
twaddle
/ˈtwɒdl/
noun
废话;蠢话;无聊的话
核心释义
Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
- 1.
空洞或愚蠢的闲聊或文字;废话,胡扯。
Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
- 2.
说废话的人;胡扯者。
One who twaddles; a twaddler.
说废话的人;唠叨的人;空洞或愚蠢的闲聊或文字;废话,胡扯。;说废话的人;胡扯者。;废话;蠢话
用法In use
Most of what he said at the meeting was pure twaddle.
用法提示:twaddle 为不可数名词,意为“废话、蠢话”,在此作表语。
She dismissed the article as twaddle and refused to read it.
用法提示:twaddle 作名词,在介词 as 后作宾语补足语,表示“毫无价值的空话”。
Why are you wasting time listening to that twaddle?
用法提示:twaddle 为不可数名词,指“无聊的闲谈”;that 表示贬义。
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